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North Carolina legislature passed anti-Klan Law.

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Changes Have Occurred Since the Civil Rights Movement

Changes Have Occurred Since the Civil Rights Movement

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Source: The Christian Recorder

Crowds Gather For George Floyd's Memorial In Houston

A crowd has gathered in Houston Monday to pay respects to George Floyd. Floyd was born in North Carolina but grew up in Houston.

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Source: Stories About Black History

Black Police Officers Open Up About Their Struggles To Choose Between Duty And Identity

Many Black police officers are walking a tightrope these days, trying to find a balance between their duty and outrage over the killing of George Floyd by former police officer Derek

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A storm in the midst of a storm –

Division of Emergency Management Director Jared Moskowitz said last week his agency is redeveloping plans about evacuations and shelters, while also adding facemasks to the state’s stockpile of storm

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Source: Florida Courier

Trump threatens to move RNC without assurances from governor

President Donald Trump threatened Monday to pull the Republican National Convention out of North Carolina if the state’s Democratic governor doesn’t immediately sign off on allowing a full-capacity gathering in August despite the ongoing COVID-19

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

`He is going to change the world’: Funeral held for Floyd

HOUSTON (AP) — George Floyd was fondly remembered Tuesday as “Big Floyd” — a father and brother, athlete and neighborhood mentor, and now a catalyst for change — at a funeral for the black man whose death has sparked a global reckoning over police brutality and racial

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Source: Dallas Post Tribune – Serving the Black community without fear or favor since 1947.

Valeisha Butterfield Jones Named as Recording Academy’s First Diversity & Inclusion Officer – Free Press of Jacksonville

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent – Valeisha Butterfield Jones, a leader, a global influencer, and culture shifter who co-founded the Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network (WENN) and served as the National Youth Vote Director for President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

Organization to Hold Trump and Congress Accountable for Black Americans Who Died From COVID-19

Triangle ADOS Shares White House Petition and Submitted a Proposal for Concerned Black American Citizens

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Source: http://www.blacknews.com

'America told us to get over it': Black Vietnam veterans hail Spike Lee film that finally tells their story

Black veterans across America are hoping this painful and enduring legacy will get the attention it deserves in Spike Lee’s new film, Da 5 Bloods, which chronicles the journey of four African American vets who return to Vietnam in search of their fallen squad leader and buried

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

“It time to stand up in George’s name” — Sharpton delivers eulogy for George Floyd memorial

Politicians, civil rights leaders and celebrities joined Floyd’s family, Thursday at a private memorial service in a sanctuary at North Central University in Minneapolis to honor his

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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media

Ezekiel Elliott and Other Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans Players Test Positive for the Coronavirus

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is one of several NFL players in Texas who’ve tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to NFL

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Hardin: We've Protested, What's Next?

I receive a lot of emails, text messages and phone calls from skin folk who have differing thoughts and opinions from the norm but are hesitant to share them publicly because of fear of the fierce backlash of the Knee Grow

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Source: The Florida Star

Historically Black Colleges Work to Help students Amid Virus | Black Voice News

The school of 268 students helped Johnson, and others like her, despite its somewhat shaky financial condition and concerns that COVID-19 could make things

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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California

These 15 High School Seniors Are Still Celebrating Prom

For many high school seniors that means missing out on several rights of passage— prom being a significant one for many teenage

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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence

Tropical Storm Bertha forms, hits South Carolina coast

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall on South Carolina’s coast Wednesday morning shortly after it formed, becoming the second named storm before the official start of this year’s Atlantic hurricane

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

8 Of The Deadliest Race Riots Involving African Americans In U.S. History

The riot began with a fistfight between a white sailor and a black man who was thought to have insulted the

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Source: Black Then

'I Can Breathe Now': After Days Of Nationwide Protests, George Floyd Is Eulogized

'I Can Breathe Now': After Days Of Nationwide Protests, George Floyd Is Eulogized

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Source: Stories About Black History

Latest US monuments toppled: Grant, national anthem writer | The Atlanta Voice

Protesters tore down more statues across the United States, expanding the razing in a San Francisco park to the writer of America’s national anthem and the general who won the country’s Civil War which ended widespread

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Do Black Lives Matter enough for you to hire them for leadership positions?

During a campaign planning meeting for a beauty brand, filled with sales managers and directors, not one person of color was in the room when they came to the conclusion that Black women wouldn’t be a good fit to promote the

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Source: theGrio

Trump: No change at bases named for Confederate officers

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) — President Donald Trump said yesterday that his Administration will “not even consider” changing the name of any of the 10 army bases that are named for Confederate Army

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Opinion: Too Many African American Children Are Born in Shackles

Police serve as an occupying force in poor communities of color because those communities exist — often created by red-lining — worsened by savage inequality of schools and health care and job

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Deon Tedder Trained For Service In House Dist. 109

Though he was born in Durham, North Carolina, Tedder says he became a man and a professional in South

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

Too many Black children born in shackles –

“I can’t breathe,” pled George Floyd in Minneapolis and Eric Garner in New York City and Javier Ambler in Austin, Texas, before police killed

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Source: Florida Courier

Ohio US Navy Veterans Lung Cancer Advocate Urges the Family of a Navy Veteran or Person with Lung Cancer in Ohio Who Had Significant Exposure to Asbestos to Call the Lawyers at Karst von Oiste To Discuss Compensation

CLEVELAND, OHIO, USA, June 3, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Ohio US Navy Veterans Lung Cancer Advocate says, "We are urging the family of a Navy Veteran or person in Ohio with lung cancer to call us anytime at 800-714-0303-if their loved one also had significant exposure to asbestos prior to

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Source: African Americans News Monitoring Service & Press Release Distribution - EIN News

Toyota/Lexus Minority Owners to Sponsor National ‘COVID-19 Day of Service’

BOWIE, MD – The Toyota/Lexus Minority Owners Dealership Association (TLMODA) is working with The Salvation Army to fill the pantries of families in need during the coronavirus

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

Trump to accept GOP nomination in Jacksonville, Florida

President Donald Trump will accept the Republican Party nomination for a second term in Jacksonville, Florida during the last week of

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Source: theGrio

Funeral Plans For George Floyd Announced In Houston

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The Collective Is Launching A Campign To Register 250,000 Black Voters

The Collective Political Action Committee has announced a campaign to register 250,000 African American voters on

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

Mayor's Milk Initiative to begin distributions | Dallas Weekly

Mayor Eric Johnson on Friday announced the planned sites and dates for the distribution of thousands of gallons of free milk through the Mayor’s Milk Initiative, a partnership with Borden Dairy, Dallas ISD, and local faith

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Source: Dallas Weekly

COVID-19: How Going to Jail Became A Death Sentence

We were granted a hearing by Superior Court Judge Vince Rozier and were encouraged by his May 1, 2020 ruling to order, adjudge and decree that the defendants, among other things, produce verified statements that “living conditions designed to reasonably prevent the spread of COVID-19, including but

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